

Worse for Apple, it seems that the keyboard is much more prone to failure than previous keyboards-and much more expensive to fix or replace. The problem is, if you’re a Mac laptop user, you’ve got no alternative other than to sit out this generation and hope for new hardware someday.

The new keyboard Apple is using on all of its modern laptops is remarkably polarizing some people love it, some people hate it. That means another MacBook Pro revision in 2018. In 2018, though, Apple needs to keep walking that walk and proving to pros that Apple hardware is going to stay current. It potentially marks a sign that Apple has recommitted to updating the Mac, or at least professional-level Mac systems, on a more timely basis. Throw in Thunderbolt 3 support for fast outboard storage, and you’ve got a platform that can serve Mac users well for many years to come. Intel has demonstrated that you can fit a full-on Intel PC in a box the size of an Apple TV a new Mac mini doesn’t necessarily need to be quite that small, but I’d love to see the tiny PC Apple would design if huge spinning disks were no longer an issue. Just as the Mac mini slimmed down in 2010 and abandoned its optical drive in 2011, it’s time for a new Mac mini design that’s built without leaving any space for traditional hard drive. This year, though, I’m hoping for a bigger change. The Mac mini doesn’t need to be updated every year, though it wouldn’t hurt if it got updated to modern chip technology every couple of years.
WWDC APPLE 2018 MAC PRO UPGRADE
Apple The Mac mini deserves an upgrade in 2018. There’s been at least one Mac mini running in my house for more than a decade. The Mac mini is never going to be a major part of Apple’s Mac product line, but it adds a huge amount of versatility to the platform, and that’s reason enough to keep it around. 2018 is the year for the Mac mini revival.
WWDC APPLE 2018 MAC PRO UPDATE
It’s been three years since the Mac mini got an update-and let’s be honest, the last update was both minor and disappointing. Designing a computer that can reach the heights that the Mac Pro should be able to reach means that it can’t be all things to all people-there’s not going to be a $999 configuration that replaces the Mac mini-but the wider the spread of hardware options, the more potential users it can appeal to. Imagine a base model Mac Pro that’s cheaper than the iMac Pro, with similar specs to the base-model iMac Pro. In terms of modularity, I’d love to see the Mac Pro cover a wider range of features and functionality than the iMac Pro does.
